William Maxie Clark, 53, of Fayetteville, died Thursday evening (Feb. 4, 2010) at his residence. He was a native of Harvest, Ala., son of the late Mack and Tula Clark and was an auto parts clerk. He is survived by his wife, Pam Jean Clark of Fayetteville; daughter, Beth Anne Clark of Fayetteville; brother, James Clark of Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Carol Martinez of Galveston, Texas, and Aylene and sister-in-law, Lori Jean, of Flintville. Visitation was held Saturday evening at Higgins Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Birmingham Office, 200 Office Park Drive Suite 303, Birmingham, Ala., 35223. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Ocie Bell Kibble Crutcher, 86, a resident of Fayetteville, died Thursday (Jan. 28, 2010) at Lincoln Medical Center. Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Meridianville Bottom Primitive Baptist Church, Meridianville, Ala., with Pastor Sandy R. Kinslow officiating. Interment was in Northside Cemetery. Nelms Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Margaret Cunningham, 95, a resident of Fayetteville, died Saturday (Jan. 30, 2010) at Donalson Care Center. She was a native of Lincoln County and the daughter of the late George and Naomi Giles Thomas. She was a homemaker and a member of the Boonshill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her children, Nancy Wright and husband, Robert Wright, of Franklin, Billy Giles Cunningham of Eagan, Minn., Sally Sain of Fayetteville, William Harry Cunningham, Jr., and wife, Edwena, of McBurg and Mary Bass of Warner Robbins, Ga.; 17 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a brother, Sam Thomas, and sister, Georgie Maday, of Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon with Bro. Thomas Smith officiating. Interment followed in Boonshill Cemetery beside her husband, William Harry Cunningham, who passed away in April 1987. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mary E. Fogg, 91, a resident of Ardmore, died Saturday (Feb. 6, 2010) at Ardmore on Main in Ardmore. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home with Bro Lynn Marshall, Dr. Ray Stonecypher and Debbie Eubanks officiating. Interment was in Gatlin Cemetery, Ardmore, Ala. Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Virginia O. Franklin, 81, a resident of Ardmore, Ala., died Tuesday (Feb. 2, 2010) at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Ala. Funeral services were held Friday at Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Lynn Marshall and Dr. Ray Stonecyphr officiating. Interment was in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Ala. Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Virginia Malone, 83, of Fayetteville, died Tuesday (Feb. 2, 2010) at the Donalson Care Center. Mrs. Malone was a native of Lincoln County, the daughter of the late Charlie and Nita Gulley Peoples. She was a housewife. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earvin Malone; sisters, Lizzie Posey, Ozell Johnson, Nona Vic Bartlett, Velma Johnson, Edna Peoples, Emma Lurean Carter; and brother, John Peoples. She is survived by a special niece, Barbara White of Pulaski; stepson, William L. Malone of Pulaski; special great nephew, Warner A. White of Pulaski; very special friend, Jim Franklin of Taft; and a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon in the chapel of the Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home with Pastor Carlos Beddingfield officiating. Burial followed in New Grove Cemetery. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Ed Martin, 57, of Fayetteville, died Sunday (Jan. 31, 2010) at a local hospital. Survivors include his wife, Paula Martin; his children, Eddie Martin, Bobby Martin, Patricia Beddingfield, Rebecca Vandeloecht and Maggie Clanton; his step-daughters, Julie Barnett and Jenna Barnett; his mother, Betty Hoffer; his sisters, Elsie Sims, Cindy Urbane, Lena Mearse, Linda Kirkland and June Ebenreiter; his grandchildren, Stephen Martin, Justin Martin, Eryn Martin, Robert Martin, Dalton Martin, Adrianna Martin, Cheyenne Martin, Kaylan Martin and Haleigh Atterberry, Savannah Clanton. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at the Hazel Green Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Hazel Green Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Cluston Joel Scott, 73, of Fayetteville, formerly of Huntsville, Ala., died Sunday (Feb. 7, 2010). He was a member of Prospect Baptist Church and an avid Alabama Fan, loving father, Pa Pa and hard working Southern Gentleman who never went a day without working. He went through lots of pain due to an extended illness, but never complained. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Regena; parents, Onan and Mattie Scott; two nephews, Larry Marvin and Roger Scott; and brother-in-law, Donald Marvin. Survivors include daughters, Valarie Hill and husband, Larry, of Ardmore and Penny Daniel and husband, Phillip, of Fayetteville; son, Dennis Scott and partner, Michael Stabler, of Orlando, Fla.; brother, Charles Scott of Huntsville; sisters, Ivalene Marvin of Columbia, S.C., and Charlotte Burgess of Muscle Shoals; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; four step-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Laughlin Service Funeral Home. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Ronnie Gay and Bro. Allen Scott officiating. Burial will be in Huntsville Memory Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Institute Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Financial Mgt. Branch, Branch 31 Room 8A34, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2540, Bethesda, MD 20892-2540. Laughlin Service Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Benny L. Self, 55, a resident of Fayetteville, died Monday (Feb. 1, 2010) following an auto accident. He was a native of Lincoln County and the son of Lester Self of Fayetteville and the late Geneva Hobbs Self. He was employed by Eagle Snacks as a production worker. Survivors include his son, Daniel B. Self of Murfreesboro; father, Lester Self of Fayetteville; sister, Sherry Parks and husband, Mike; and two nephews. Visitation with the family was held Friday evening at Higgins Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 2120 Crestmoor Road, Nashville, TN 37215-2613. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mamie Landers Sfero, 94, a resident of Madison, Ala., died Sunday (Feb. 7, 2010) at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Ala. Graveside services were held Tuesday at Huntsville Memory Gardens, Huntsville, Ala., with Bro. Mike Hovis officiating. Ardmore Chapel Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Pearlie Lee Sharpe, age 103, of Hazel Green, Ala., died Wednesday (Feb. 3, 2010) at her residence on St. Clair Road. Mrs. Sharpe was a native of Madison County, Ala., the daughter of the late Thomas and Lillie Manns Holder. She was a housewife. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alvie Wheeler Sharpe, Sr.; daughters, Francis Marie Honey and Betty Ruth Norman; seven brothers; and two sisters. Survivors include daughters, Fannie Mae Ellett and Rosie Hirlston of Hazel Green and Gracie Locker of Fayetteville; son, Alvie Sharpe, Jr., of the Lincoln Community; 12 grandchildren; several great- and great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon graveside in Lincoln Cemetery with Bros. Milton Martin and Benny Berry officiating. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mildred Smith, 95, of Fayetteville, died Saturday (Jan. 30, 2010) at the Donalson Care Center. She was a native of Lincoln County, the daughter of the late Higgins and Beatrice Hopkins Towry. She was a seamstress and a member of the Kirkland Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Isom Hosea Smith who passed away in 1979. Survivors include two sons, Roger Towry of Fayetteville and Lynn Smith of Moncks Corner, S.C.; granddaughters, Holley Towry Euverard and husband, Marty, Lara Towry Phillips and husband, Rob; great-grandchildren, Megan Elam and husband, Jason, Jessica Euverard, Cole Euverard; step-granddaughter, Sarah DeCamp and husband, Jerry; step-great-granddaughter, Kerry-Anne DeCamp. The family requests that donations be made to the Kirkland Baptist Church. Funeral services were conducted on Thursday morning in the chapel of the Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Langford officiating. Burial followed in the Kirkland Cemetery. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
J.D. Sullivan, 77, of Mulberry, died Thursday morning (Feb. 4, 2010) in Donalson Skill Care Center. Mr. Sullivan was a native of Lincoln County, son of the late Jim C. and Ellen Tucker Sullivan, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Mary Gattis Sullivan of Mulberry; son, Justin Sullivan and wife, Dixie, of Mulberry; grandsons, Brice Sullivan of Mulberry and Brandon Tucker and wife, Farrah, of Elkmont, Ala.; granddaughter, Bridget Smith and husband, Richie, of Fayetteville; great-grandchildren, Rilee Smith and Reese Smith, both of Fayetteville; sister-in-law, Sadie Sullivan of Fayetteville; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Saturday morning at Higgins Funeral Home with Pastor David Miller officiating. Burial followed in Mulberry Cemetery. Memorials may be made to American Heart Association. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Joe Weir, 74, a resident of Flintville, died Sunday (Jan. 31, 2010) in the Lincoln Medical Center. He was a native of Lincoln County, the son of the late Buford and Vollie Pitts Weir. He was a sheet metal foreman for an aircraft parts company, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a member of the Stewarts Chapel Baptist church. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Addie B. Horton. Survivors include his wife, Betty Jeans Weir; two sons, William Randall Weir and wife, Vickie L., Ronald Joe Weir and wife, Janie D.; three sisters, June Jeans, Carol Cash and Lorene Jones; three brothers, Willie D., Waylon B., and Gary C. Weir; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Stewarts Chapel Baptist Church with Bros. Benny Hipps and David England officiating. Interment followed in Flintville Cemetery. Gallant-Riverview Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Gary Ray Wimberly, 60, a resident of Camp Hill, Ala., died Friday (Jan. 29, 2010) in Opelika, Ala. A native of Lincoln County, Mr. Wimberly was the son of the late Coleman and Jewel Flynt Wimberly, a veteran of the U.S. Army and a butcher for Winn Dixie Grocery Company. In addition to his parents and wife, Brenda McElroy Wimberly, he was preceded in death by a sister, Cherry Wimberly Arnold. He is survived by a son, James R. Wimberly of Opelika; sister, Brenda Preston of Fayetteville; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Michael Wimberly officiating. Interment was in Stewart’s Cemetery beside his wife. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or your favorite charity. Higgins Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
